Green Isle Campaign goes Global

1 Mar 2010

LabourStart has taken the Green Isle Foods' dispute into the international arena and initiated an online campaign in support of the two trade union members on hunger strike at the plant, in Naas, County Kildare. Over 1700 people have already signed up. The dispute is over the unfair dismissal of three workers and union recognition.The Labour Court, which has adjudicated on the dispute and which heard evidence from the TEEU and from IBEC on behalf of Green Isle Foods, found that the dismissals were unjustified. It recommended the immediate return to work of the TEEU members, no victimisation and compensation for the three dismissed men totalling €180,000 if the company was not prepared to re-employ them.